Telegram-herald., 1887-04-27
DRIVING At DAEIA
A Day Cnprecsdsated II the
History OF Gjroigaz.
IHYlsTIGlIIHG glEIss CslalElN:3
The Great impesChmsnt fri4i-ihs
Tskiag 81 Tsstimoaf-f De-
vslopmsnt q Conspiracf
Lcoksd For-Ctnsr STATE
Specials

st..i..s ss So t.-.s.-rst.s.s-
LAssIF5. April o.--Ihers were three
sessi8na "a ps5lie Importance At tAs Capitol
to-aaf-lhs DaklB llal a meeting of ths
Il1lsaa Press Association. sad the lsta
seui-alnaai gathering of tie Central Mich
l1su Bsezsepers ASSOCIATION.
Ils Dakia tEisl sas tbs exeitemeut % ths
dsg. ani when ne hour cams lor the com
ueacemsnt u is ths galleries Of the House
we're cr0ses la.l 0f outsiders. The fais %
p1l4iz nals 84E msm0srs VI thls or prs
cs0ile Legislatures sad ne-spapef CORE
sponasnls CD tae 3oor Eas rixidiy observed,
2ad lss outsiders Isfe able ~ avail them
selves Of Lhe privilege Al 1fteen minutes
affer ~ The trial cOlaMeDeed
Ias rules Waich are governing tns
uroceeiilEz3 we're fea1 adopted.
al printed copies OF them we're
scatisrsd through tas House for use By the
usmbers. Dakin vas then arragned and
pisaded pot guilty % the charges preisfrei
sxai ast hin-
The prosecution. which was composed OF
The specia committee, appointed FOR The
purpose. augmented By Representative
IisxetEa 1n1 HerrDgfOn. stated tn4t rs
casa ~ss rested on tour counts. As follows.
Thai Dakla solcized money ~ oe used
oslsnsi5ly .or bribery. utreally for hls Own
pego1pl cses
mat hs made list Of certain Legislators
aud tie allo1nls considered necessary %
purchase laeir support fos the Saginaw city
charter
Thas DO corrupsly solicited money to in
nuence votes.
That he received money FOR purposes Of
bribery
Representative Goodrich opened the case
e calling Frederic L. Eaton, 0t saginaw,
% Jhe stand Mr.. Eaton Is
the man who presented ths memorial
ConlsiA4ug The charges against Daksn. he
- above The ordinary ne.ghs. intellectual ia
appearance, with eyeglasses snd well whit
sned mustsehe. rs answers aud stale
nenEs we're studied bar positive.
Eaiou sN0re thar himself and Jaw Smith
met Nr Dskin and Nr. Fellows ia the lob
0y Of the Erst Aoor AZ which time Dakin
stated among otner tnl1gs, that i sent
for Shackelt0n 20 cone down here 20 bring
sOme money % put hls Bill through, but
hs only brought 81. an that IS nothing.
4 lhiax the COMMITTEES are AZ right but We
need money With tle msmc@rs 10 get the
bill through l.ate-. Eaton met Dakin,
Fellows and CroTleY on the corner Of
Michigan and Washington aves.. and they
together went into tne Windsor 70 talk
the matter oyer. Eaton then asked Daklu:
IF We ger q favorable repOrs from the CON-
nitree. ls there any doubt OF favorable act
Ton by the House, To this Dakin re-
Piled. Not II xst what I need We were
cut lass n ght until midnighs with the boys
seven Of them. and spent considerable OF
ne money, but four Of them are solid for
Is now"
A. this TINE Fellows remarked: II was
promised some money before | came here,
0at 40 Ons gave ms any, bad only So IN
my pocket when I started fnd it = al used
up. Eaton then asked Dakin. How
much m0aey will YOU need He replied.
Il cant tell until have begun 70 work and
have made a csnVass- Can't commences
work until ! zet money. fox II l should 20
70 man and talk 70 him and make him
any proraises. aud then nos get any money
10 give him, he would 20 0ack on u.s.
Eaton also ASKED. IS = prudent thing
% De taking abocs the use of money!
"it Is al right here. said Daxin, - Is
TIE regular toiugs you need not appear IN
the matter a. all. You can give the money
% M. OF 90 Fellows, aud IL can De used by
"a. There arr thirty-f0ur Grand Army
members. I m pretty vel acquainted with
them. II 20 snd sse any one Of them,
talk with aim. and II think best, N Se an
ofier Of money. Mr. Fellows can IN pay
them what IS necessary"
A.
have 70 oe seen VITA mO1ey IN this wsy2'
why. certainly
Let us see what ones OF the members
vii hs7s 20 Re seen. Name them over
Daxin named one or Two names. then
seemed % hesitate. I though; - a rOll-caU
81 The House I nsd, AMI took it out and
sSxsd hirn 20 marx against the names the
smonnts neeIsd for each. Dakin did 20.
Being sh3wf the ilst Eaton Identified the
list shown hlm ss ths one Dakin marked.
iu the A|tsrroou Uakin' 5 signed statement
Of aim sstou was rsa3 lie admits that he
wanfei money Tor the passage % the char
Ter afnendnuenfs bat tnaf he did no. intend
to use if foT bribery. 5u- for the purpose u
having :, feast With Cxars and something
20 drink Re intended 70 have those pres
ems ouposife wAose names hs had placed
suos ~ money. Hs ald-ms1 that he did
uot know that any % ne men drank sx-
cept b i. .esfe. with whom ne rad once
drank The statement is a crazy affair
throughout, since in 80 Dsxin admits that
he wanted money - pass ths amendments
with. bDt slso says ns aid not propose 10
use t Cor srhsry and that BE Is innocent
8f any wrong intent
The trial goes on tomorrow morning.
judge Fsn lie. "a Jhariot,s has been added
20 ins defending counss. The Develop
uenr II cDrspirscy Is looked for.
The special meeting 81 representatives. Of
fbe "a tchixsn Press Assoc heli hers
,o.isv. nss resulted In re1erriug he matter
- raiiwsy transportation 10 tho State Asso-
cisfion Committeeon Ls-ls. stion srd lrsns-
porfauon which vii at once coomunicare
with the members Of tha state press and
tass Discretionary sctioR. on business mat
ters and organ Esfion. r0 1ne state Associa-
tion Committees en- Legislation snd Geqis-
ion % tonsf f1tlnn. % report AZ he nexf
annual meeting 70 Be bold AZ Port Huron
in July and ~ isziszfive nsttsrs O. a
srsciai COMMITTEES. coaposed % D 3.
Airger 4. ~ -e'lars sad ". Il. Nisoett.
vho we're instructed to fsilor ouf TIE sug-
re-fious eranodief iu a report ~ this meet
inx concerning iezislaiive msffers.
The Cenfrsi Mrhigsn Beaksepsrs Asso-
citation met In TIE Ficneer roorls this neon
snt held ifs eighteenth senii-annusi session.
rna fi.o~i1E CTS srs wsre eIsse'i fresi
,irnt 3 AshToffa. az lansing ice fresi-
sant ~ ID Wilssn. ~ 0keros Secretary.
" a Earres cf Dewitt rreasnrsr. N9r-
n,an cooano of North Isrsinr.
The Rosri of S.sfe Cs'svasseIs are ~ the
csriscl. and vii soamercs lbelr wors in
Axe morning. .tfNE
rftat esrana r-si<- Po~ionee.
.s.st -t see -..t1s.s. ..tls.-
gak~n Trrse. Arrii s-F ~. hent.